简介：AbstractHepatitis C infection is not uncommon in pregnant women. Vertical transmission of the virus from mother to fetus is estimated at 4%-8%, however this transmission rate is significantly higher when the mother is co-infected with HIV. Intrauterine blood transfusions can be a necessary part of management for certain perinatal conditions like hemolytic disease of the fetus. Currently there is no published material available on the vertical transmission risk of HCV infection to the fetus as a result of this procedure, irrespective of HIV coinfection. We present a case of a pregnant woman co-infected with HCV and HIV that required an intrauterine blood transfusion during pregnancy. Vertical transmission of either infection to the child did not occur. This provides important evidence that vertical transmission of HCV and/or HIV does not necessarily occur with intrauterine blood transfusions.

简介：AbstractBackground:Intravertebral and general anesthesia (GA) are two main anesthesia approaches but both have defects. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of subarachnoid anesthesia combined with propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI) on blood loss and transfusion for total hip arthroplasty (THA) in elderly patients in comparison with combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) or GA.Methods:Totally, 240 patients (aged ≥65 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists [ASA] I-III) scheduled for posterior THA were enrolled from September 1st, 2017 to March 1st, 2018. All cases were randomly divided into three groups to receive CSEA (group C, n = 80), GA (group G, n = 80), or subarachnoid anesthesia and propofol TCI (group T, n= 80), respectively. Primary outcomes measured were intra-operative blood loss, autologous and allogeneic blood transfusion, mean arterial pressure at different time points, length of stay in post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), length of hospital stay, and patient satisfaction degree. Furthermore, post-operative pain scores and complications were also observed. The difference of quantitative index between groups were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance, repeated measurement generalized linear model, Student-Newman-Keuls test or rank-sum test, while ratio index was analyzed by Chi-square test or Fisher exact test.Results:Basic characteristics were comparable among the three groups. Intra-operative blood loss in group T (331.53 ± 64.33 mL) and group G (308.03 ± 64.90 mL) were significantly less than group C (455.40 ± 120.48 mL, F = 65.80, P < 0.001). Similarly, the autologous transfusion of group T (130.99 ± 30.36 mL) and group G (124.09 ± 24.34 mL) were also markedly less than group C (178.31 ± 48.68 mL, F= 52.99, P < 0.001). The allogenetic blood transfusion of group C (0 [0, 100.00]) was also significantly larger than group T (0) and group G (0) (Z = 2.47, P = 0.047). Except for the baseline, there were significant differences in mean arterial blood pressures before operation (F= 496.84, P < 0.001), 10-min after the beginning of operation (F = 351.43, P < 0.001), 30-min after the beginning of operation (F = 559.89, P < 0.001), 50-min after the beginning of operation (F = 374.74, P < 0.001), and at the end of operation (F= 26.14, P < 0.001) among the three groups. Length of stay in PACU of group T (9.41 ± 1.19 min) was comparable with group C (8.83 ± 1.26 min), and both were significantly shorter than group G (16.55 ± 3.10 min, F = 352.50, P < 0.001). There were no significant differences among the three groups in terms of length of hospitalization and post-operative visual analog scale scores. Patient satisfaction degree of group T (77/80) was significantly higher than group C (66/80, χ2= 7.96, P = 0.004) and G (69/80, χ2 = 5.01, P = 0.025). One patient complained of post-dural puncture headache and two complained of low back pain in group C, while none in group T. Incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting in group G (10/80) was significantly higher than group T (3/80, χ2 = 4.10, P = 0.043) and group C (2/80, χ2 = 5.76, P = 0.016). No deep vein thrombosis or delayed post-operative functional exercise was detected.Conclusions:Single subarachnoid anesthesia combined with propofol TCI seems to perform better than CSEA and GA for posterior THA in elderly patients, with less blood loss and peri-operative transfusion, higher patient satisfaction degree and fewer complications.

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简介：AbstractObjective:This article aimed to compare the peripheral blood flow intensity (BFI) in the maternal right and left kidney in uncomplicated third trimester pregnancies and to study possible associations between parenchymal BFI in the kidneys and maternal, labor and new-born characteristics.Methods:We conducted a prospective cohort study in third trimester pregnancies at Trondheim University Hospital, Norway, from January to April 2018. The BFI in the maternal kidneys was examined with color Doppler ultrasound and the peripheral BFI was calculated using the Pixel Flux-method which is a method based on pixel wise calculation of color in an image. Velocity was coded by the color bar in the ultrasound device. The peripheral BFI was calculated as the product of velocity and area encoded by all colored pixels divided by all pixels within the cortical layer by a software examining the color in each pixel of a standardized region of interest of the renal parenchyma in video-clips through a complete heart cycle. BFI (cm/s) was thus calculated as follows:The primary outcome measure was peripheral BFI in the renal cortex. We also examined associations between BFI in the entire cortex with maternal age, body mass index, blood pressure, pH in the umbilical artery, Apgar score after 5 minutes and birthweight.Results:In all, 51 pregnant women were included in the study, but 17 were excluded, mainly due to movement artifacts from the pulsating aorta, leaving 34 women in the final study population. We found significantly lower BFI in the cortex of the left kidney compared with the right kidney, 0.37 cm/s versus 0.69 cm/s, respectively (P = 0.04). Dividing into regions, the BFI was significantly lower in the proximal 25% of the left renal cortex compared to the corresponding right side (P= 0.01), and in the proximal 50% cortex (P= 0.02), but the differences were not significantly different in the distal 25% (P= 0.06) or in the distal 50% (P= 0.20) of the renal cortex.We observed a significant negative correlation between peripheral BFI in the left kidney and both systolic blood pressure (r = -0.38; P= 0.03) and diastolic blood pressure (r= -0.36; P= 0.04), and no significant correlations between BFI with maternal age, body mass index, blood pressure, pH in the umbilical artery, Apgar score after 5 minutes and birthweight in the left kidney (P > 0.05). We did not observe any significant correlations between BFI in the right kidney and maternal or new-born characteristics (P > 0.05).Conclusion:The BFI in the left renal cortex was lower compared with the right renal cortex, and BFI in the left renal cortex was negatively correlated with blood pressure, but not significantly correlated with maternal age, body mass index or newborn characteristics. We did not observe any significant correlations between BFI in the right kidney and maternal or new-born characteristics.

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简介：Ultrasonicbiophysicistsandphysicianshavecontinuouslyexhibitedgreatinterestinstudyingtheultrasonicpropertiesofblood.Itisshownthatcompressibilityofredcellappearstobeinverselypropor-tionalwithitshemoglobincontent.Amongultrasonicattenuationproducedbyredcellstructurelevelinblood,absorptionofredcellplayspredominantrole,viscousrelativemotionlossaccountsforlessthan15%,andcellscatteringcontributionisnegligible.Thecoagulationprocessofbloodisaccompaniedbysignificantchangeofsoundparameters.Themarkedadvantagehasbeenfoundintestofbloodcoagula-tionprocessbyusingultrasonictechniquethanthetraditionalviscousmethod.Bloodcoagulationcausessoundattenuation,soundbackscatteringandnonlinearityparameterB/Atoincrease,buttheattenuationfrequencydependencehardlychanges.Allofthesefindingsareofanimportantrealisticsignifi-cancefordevelopingultrasonicmedicine.

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简介：<正>Althoughapoptosishasbeenrecentlydocumentedtotransmitimmunosuppressivesignals,theirsignificanceinallogeneictransplantationhasnotbeenreported.Inthepresentstudy,weinvestigatedtheinfluenceofdonorapoptoticsplenocytesonallograftsurvivalinaSDtoWistarratcardiactransplantmodel.Donorsplenocyteswereisolatedandirradiatedwithultraviolet(UV)toinduceapoptosisinvitro.5x107apoptotic,necroticoruntreateddonorspleencellsweretransfusedpreoperativelyandcardiacallogeneictransplantation

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简介：AbstractThe pathophysiology of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is complex, and its understanding has evolved along with the evolution and revolution of fetal diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Over the last few decades, several therapeutic interventions have been researched for improving the outcomes in TTTS. We present a summary of the current protocols for surveillance, diagnosis, and staging of TTTS in monochorionic pregnancies. We also describe in detail the technique for treatment of TTTS by endoscopic laser photocoagulation.

简介：Itisveryimportanttomaintainthelevelofmeanarterialpressure(MAP).TheMAPcontrolisappliedinmanyclinicalsituations,includinglimitingbleedingduringcardiacsurgeryandpromotinghealingforpatient'spost-surgery.Thispaperpresentsafuzzycontroller-basedmultiple-modeladaptivecontrolsystemforpostoperativebloodpressuremanagement.Multiple-modeladaptivecontrol(MMAC)algorithmisusedtoidentifythepatientmodel,anditisafeasiblesystemidentificationmethodeveninthepresenceoflargenoise.Fuzzycontrol(FC)methodisusedtodesigncontrollerbank.Eachfuzzycontrollerinthecontrollerbankisinfactanonlinearproportional-integral(PI)controller,whoseproportionalgainandintegralgainareadjustedcontinuouslyaccordingtoerrorandrateofchangeoferroroftheplantoutput,resultinginbetterdynamicandstablecontrolperformancethantheregularPIcontroller,especiallywhenanonlinearprocessisinvolved.Fordemonstration,anonlinear,pulsatile-flowpatientmodelisusedforsimulation,andtheresultsshowthattheadaptivecontrolsystemcaneffectivelyhandlethechangesinpatient'sdynamicsandprovidesatisfactoryperformanceinregulationofbloodpressureofhypertensionpatients.

简介：Thispaperpresentsthedevelopmentofthebloodflowsimulationintwodimensionsovertherealgeometryofthefemoralartery.TheNavier-Stokesequationsaresolvedusingthefiniteelementmethod,toobtainthedistributionsofthebloodpressureandflowvelocityinmultipleinstantsoftimeanddifferentplacesofthefemoralarteryandthusdeterminethecurrentconditionofthebloodvessels.Thevelocityfieldshowsalaminarbehavior,where,thevelocityishigherinthecenterofthearteryanddecreasesasthebloodflowapproachesarterywalls.Inspiteofallarteryandbloodflowpropertiesnotbeingconsidered,thevaluesofpressureandvelocityobtainedarewithinthenormalranges.Finallythemodelisusedtoverifyifthereexistirregularitiesinthebloodflowinbothhealthysubjectsandsickpatients.

简介：Onthebasisofthemedicalandmechanicalanalysisandexplanationsinthispaperthevisco-elasticsimplysupportedbeammodelisproposedtotreatthedisplacementwaveofthebloodvessels.Therelationshipsbetweenthedisplacementwaveandbloodvesselelasticityaswellastheviscousdissipationofthebloodandbloodvesselareobtained.ThecorrespondingrelationsofsuchkindsofpulsesinthetraditionalChinesemedicineassmoothpulse,surfacepulseanddeeppulsetothedisplacementwavesofbloodvesselsarealsofound.Thecomputationalresultsareingoodagreementwiththoseacquiredintheexperimentswithultrasonicwave.

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简介：Thereexistmanymethodstomeasurebloodspeed,allofwhichhavesomeseriousshortcomings.Asfiberischaracterisedbytinydiameter,andlowlostratioofpowerandflexibility,itissuitableformeasuringbloodspeed.Itisprovedthatthespeedometerhashighspaceresolvingpower,hightimeresolvingpower,andoutstandingcapabilityofapproachingtarget,etc.

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简介：Efficacyofacupuncturetherapyvariesinpatientswithsimilarailments.Thepresentstudywasundertakentosearchforamarkerforbetterefficacyofacupuncturetherapy.Thestudywasmadein224patientsincludingosteoarthritis141(62.94%),polyarthritis23(10.26%),Bursitis&synovitis15(6.69%)andothers45(20.08%).ABObloodgroupsweretestedforeachpatient.ItappearsthatpatientsbelongingtogroupABandBrespondedwelltoacupuncturetherapyinproportionatelymorenumber.Goodresultwasachievedin47.82%casesingroupABand46.04%casesingroupB,whereaspatientsofgroupAandOshowedgoodresultin27.65%and26.15%casesrespectively.ApparentlyitmaybeconcludedthatpatientsofAB&Bbloodgroupswouldrespondcomparativelywelltoacupuncturetherapy.

简介：AbstractAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has become indispensable in the current management of hypertension. ABPM is particularly useful in the accurate diagnosis of hypertension. Its diagnostic thresholds had been recently established based on hard clinical outcomes. Cross-classification of patients according to office and ambulatory blood pressure identifies white-coat, masked, and sustained hypertension. ABPM is also useful in cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment. It provides information on daytime and nighttime blood pressure and circadian rhythm, particularly nighttime blood pressure dipping. Nighttime blood pressure is predictive of CV risk independent of office and daytime blood pressure. Isolated nocturnal hypertension is a special form of masked hypertension, with normal daytime but elevated nocturnal blood pressure. It also helps in the evaluation of blood pressure fluctuation and variation, such as morning blood pressure surge and reading-to-reading blood pressure variability. ABPM may derive several other indexes, such as ambulatory blood pressure index and salt sensitivity index, which may be useful in CV evaluations.

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